Introducing Clinical Incidents Sharing Programme for Nurses in Singapore Nursing
Abstract
The clinical incident-sharing session program at the Kwong Wai Shiu Nursing Home works to uphold Singapore’s standards for senior patient care in terms of accessibility, cost, and quality. The method accurately detects and reports critical situations to reduce medical errors while providing care. Over the last three decades, Singapore has improved services for the elderly through government and non-government nursing care aid. However, it is the responsibility of individual organizations to ensure that medical errors are minimized so that older patients receive safe and effective care. With leadership, a supportive culture, sufficient resources, good communication, information sharing, training, and continual learning, Kwong Wai Shiu Nursing Home utilizes the clinical incident sharing session program (CISSP) to solve the problem. The technique benefits the organization by improving nurses’ knowledge, skills, and competency to support clinical judgment and critical thinking across service delivery.
clinical errors, sharing clinical occurrences, a nursing home, and a session of sharing
Singapore Nursing Program for Sharing Clinical Incidents
Introduction
Singapore’s elderly population is challenging to care for. 19% of the population in the country was 65 or older in 2013. The burden of care has increased due to demographic shifts like the rise in dual-income households, the breakup of extended families, and the rise in age-related degenerative diseases. It might be difficult for families with few resources to support and care for senior folks at home. Frailty, functional dependence, and the risk of falls worsen the situation for family members (Low, 2017). To ensure that their elderly loved ones receive the necessary care as they age or become ill, many families choose to place them in nursing facilities. The expansion of the support system has created a demand for high-quality services.